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ready

Meaning of ready

prepared

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British English/ˈrɛdi/
American English/ˈrɛdi/
Russian transcription[ˈɡotəvɨj]
ready
ready - готовый
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ready usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Комната готова к гостям после того, как я пропылесосил.

The room is ready for guests after I vacuumed.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Ты готов начать убирать гараж?

Are you ready to start cleaning the garage?

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ready belongs to the topic "Household Chores". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

readyготовый
messбеспорядок
dustпыль
stainпятно
trashмусор
toolинструмент
sinkраковина

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between ready / prepared / set / available / done / finished

🇬🇧English
ready

Same basic meaning: prepared, available, or finished to be used or to act.

A1Very Often

The cake is ready.

Торт готов.

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes that something or someone has been made ready by prior action or planning.

A1Often

She prepared for the meeting.

Она подготовилась к встрече.

🇬🇧English

Informal; often used as 'all set' meaning ready to proceed or equipped.

A1Very Often

Are you all set?

Ты готов?

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes being free to be used, obtained, or contacted; overlaps with 'ready' for objects or timeslots.

A1Very Often

The room is available at 3 pm.

Комната свободна в 15:00.

🇬🇧English

Focuses on something being finished or completed; may not mean 'ready for use' in every context.

A1Very Often

The homework is done.

Домашняя работа сделана.

🇬🇧English

Stresses that a process has ended; similar to 'done', not always interchangeable with 'ready'.

A1Very Often

I'm finished with the cleaning.

Я закончил уборку.

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poised

Formal; implies being balanced and ready to act immediately.

A1Rarely

She was poised to answer the question.

Она была готова ответить на вопрос.

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primed

Implies prepared by a specific process or made ready in a more technical or deliberate way.

A1Rarely

The pump is primed and ready to use.

Насос подготовлен и готов к использованию.

W
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willing

Means ready in the sense of being willing or agreeable to do something, not necessarily prepared or available.

A1Often

I'm willing to help you move.

Я готов помочь тебе с переездом.

🇬🇧English

Primarily used for fruit, crops, or figuratively 'ripe for change'; not a general synonym for ready.

A1Often

The bananas are ripe.

Бананы спелые/готовы.

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ready translation: готовый. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce ready

/ˈrɛdi/

ready translation

готовый

ready examples

The room is ready for guests after I vacuumed.

ready transcription

/ˈrɛdi/, /ˈrɛdi/

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ready meaning: what does it mean?

prepared

ready pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

ready is pronounced as /ˈrɛdi/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

ready definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The room is ready for guests after I vacuumed. Translation: Комната готова к гостям после того, как я пропылесосил.

Is ready part of Household Chores vocabulary?

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Is ready part of Home and Household vocabulary?

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